Issues using a USB mouse with X/Gnome?
Robin Laing
Robin.Laing at drdc-rddc.gc.ca
Mon Oct 3 17:26:50 UTC 2005
Philip Prindeville wrote:
> I'm using FC3, with a Logitech Wireless Comfort Duo keyboard/mouse
> combination, through an IOGear IGS1734 VGA/USB KVM.
>
> The issue is the following. When I move the mouse, do an up/down
> mouse click, and then move the mouse, sometimes X (or Gnome)
> gets a little confused and thinks I'm doing a drag-and-drop (as if it
> saw the down-move-up events instead of down-up-move events
> coming from the mouse).
>
> Is this a common problem? Is there a simple fix like tweaking a
> threshold, etc. that I could make that would eliminate this occasional
> but irritating problem?
>
> Thanks,
>
> -Philip
>
There may be some timing issues that can be adjusted in the xorg.conf file.
I was reading through the documentation on the weekend to change the
characteristics of a glidepath type device. USB wired mouse works like
a charm.
--
Robin Laing
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